FIFA World Cup: Miranda named Brazil captain for Belgium clash

IMAGE: Miranda is the fourth Brazil player to be named captain this World Cup campaign. Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters Brazil have named Miranda as their captain for the World Cup......

With varied heritage, Belgians keep African interest alive at World Cup

IMAGE: Belgium's Marouane Fellaini during training . Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters The World Cup semi-finals may be an all-European affair but Belgium's unlikely heroes Marouane Fellaini and......

FIFA World Cup: Argentina coach refuses to take sole blame

‘I don't like the word failure but it's very frustrating. In every single training (session) I tried to develop an identity for my team. I always believed that Argentina could win, so of......

World Cup: Messi planning could hurt France

With no clear sense of direction being set by Deschamps' selections, it may be up to the players to find their own way to deal with Messi IMAGE: Lionel Messi at a Argentina training session on......

How France plan to limit 'outstanding' Messi

'It's straightforward, hopefully we would like to neutralise him but we know very well he can make the difference with very little.' IMAGE: France will look to boss the midfield in a bid to limit......